Originally posted by IchabodCrane More to the point, we all have a tendency to pan possible features we don't think we'll use but then ignore the features we already have but never use.
I'm all in favor of adding as much capability as the manufacturer can squeeze into the camera so long as they allow me to choose whether I want to use it. I might have a use for Wi-Fi for remote camera control on a tripod. I doubt I'd use it to post to Instagram, for instance. My post above referred to the 'inevitability' of the touch screen LCD and the EVF.*
So, humorous aside (at least I think it is humorous) --
I was an English Major writing proposals for my undergraduate thesis and my advisor kept pushing me to write something related to Whitman. I had proposed to write a comparative on Ahab and Hamlet. Finally, in frustration, I asked, "Why in hell do I have to write about Whitman?" He replied, "It's a Rite of Passage. If you're going to teach Americanists at the college level you must first make your peace with Whitman."
I never made my peace with Whitman, and I doubt I'll ever make my peace with the Electronic Viewfinder. I can navigate menus and select focus points (or focus and recompose) with buttons just fine - I don't need Touch Screen technology to do those things. Likewise, so long as Pentax continues to offer its flagship camera body (even a version of its flagship camera body) with an OVF - I'll be happy - but . . ..
I suspect if industry economics
compel me to accept what I consider an inferior technology (EVF) or never buy another camera - I'll do something else with my free time.